Etymology
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From de- + letra + -ear.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /deletɾeˈaɾ/ [d̪e.le.t̪ɾeˈaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧le‧tre‧ar
deletrear (first-person singular present deletreo, first-person singular preterite deletreé, past participle deletreado)
- to spell, to spell out (a word or words)[1]
- to say the letters that make up each syllable of a given word, saying each syllable as it is completed, and eventually, the complete word; for example: c, a, ca, d, a, da; cada for cada[1]
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of deletrear
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive deletrear
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dative
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deletrearme
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deletrearte
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deletrearle, deletrearse
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deletrearnos
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deletrearos
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deletrearles, deletrearse
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accusative
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deletrearme
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deletrearte
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deletrearlo, deletrearla, deletrearse
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deletrearnos
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deletrearos
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deletrearlos, deletrearlas, deletrearse
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with gerund deletreando
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dative
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deletreándome
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deletreándote
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deletreándole, deletreándose
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deletreándonos
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deletreándoos
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deletreándoles, deletreándose
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accusative
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deletreándome
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deletreándote
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deletreándolo, deletreándola, deletreándose
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deletreándonos
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deletreándoos
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deletreándolos, deletreándolas, deletreándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative deletrea
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dative
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deletréame
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deletréate
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deletréale
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deletréanos
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not used
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deletréales
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accusative
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deletréame
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deletréate
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deletréalo, deletréala
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deletréanos
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not used
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deletréalos, deletréalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative deletreá
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dative
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deletreame
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deletreate
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deletreale
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deletreanos
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not used
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deletreales
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accusative
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deletreame
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deletreate
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deletrealo, deletreala
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deletreanos
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not used
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deletrealos, deletrealas
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with formal second-person singular imperative deletree
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dative
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deletréeme
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not used
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deletréele, deletréese
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deletréenos
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not used
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deletréeles
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accusative
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deletréeme
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not used
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deletréelo, deletréela, deletréese
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deletréenos
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not used
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deletréelos, deletréelas
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with first-person plural imperative deletreemos
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dative
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not used
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deletreémoste
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deletreémosle
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deletreémonos
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deletreémoos
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deletreémosles
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accusative
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not used
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deletreémoste
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deletreémoslo, deletreémosla
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deletreémonos
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deletreémoos
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deletreémoslos, deletreémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative deletread
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dative
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deletreadme
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not used
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deletreadle
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deletreadnos
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deletreaos
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deletreadles
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accusative
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deletreadme
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not used
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deletreadlo, deletreadla
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deletreadnos
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deletreaos
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deletreadlos, deletreadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative deletreen
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dative
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deletréenme
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not used
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deletréenle
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deletréennos
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not used
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deletréenles, deletréense
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accusative
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deletréenme
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not used
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deletréenlo, deletréenla
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deletréennos
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not used
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deletréenlos, deletréenlas, deletréense
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